Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Equity Interest Sold

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Aug. 17, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 11, 2022
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate (percent)		8.20%	7.20%	22.50%	15.40%
Kindred at Home
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Remaining ownership percentage acquired	60.00%
Remeasurement gain	$ 1.1
Minority ownership prior to acquisition (percent)	40.00%
Dispositions \| Kindred at Home, Hospice and Personal Care Divisions
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Equity interest to be sold						60.00%